Human Rights and Responsibilities in the World Religions

Name: Human Rights and Responsibilities in the World Religions
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ISBN: 9781851683093

ISBN-10: 1851683097

ISBN-13: 9781851683093

Edition: 2002

Authors: Joseph Runzo, Arvind Sharma, Nancy M. Martin

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In this text, some of the world's greatest philosophers and scholars of religion have merged to consider the role played by the world religions in mediating and promoting human rights.

Book details

List price: $47.00
Copyright year: 2002
Publisher: Oneworld Publications
Publication date: 8/8/2003
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 400
Size: 5.25" wide x 8.25" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 1.188



List of Illustrations


List of Contributors


Acknowledgments


Introduction



Secular Rights and Religious Responsibilities




The Synergy and Interdependence of Human Rights, Religion, and Secularism




Faith, Faiths, and the Future: The First Two Limbs of Yoga




The Religious Perspective: Dignity as a Foundation for Human Rights Discourse




Rats, Cockroaches, and People Like Us: Views of Humanity and Human Rights




Humanitarian Intervention, International Law, and the World Religions




Human Rights, Environmental Rights, and Religion




Towards a Declaration of Human Rights by the World's Religions




A Universal Declaration of Human Rights by the World's Religions



A Universal Declaration of Human Rights by the World's Religions: A Jewish Perspective




A Christian Response to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights by the World's Religions




"This Tremor of Western Wisdom": A Muslim Response to Human Rights and the Declaration




Can One Size Fit All? Indic Perspectives on the Declaration of Human Rights by the World's Religions




Interreligious Dialogue, Globalization, and Human Rights: Buddhist Reflections on Interdependence and the Declaration




Human Rights and Responsibilities: A Confucian Perspective on the Universal Declaration of Human Rights




A Jewish Perspective on Human Rights




Christian Ethics and Human Rights




Buddhism and Human Rights: The Recent Buddhist Discussion and Its Implications for Christianity




Rights, Roles, and Reciprocity in Hindu Dharma




Confucian Values and Human Rights




The Human Rights Commitment in Modern Islam



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